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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Conclusion In the world of eLearning content creation, finding the delicate balance between quality and speed is a mission-critical endeavor.

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MARCH 9, 2023

In order to generate training materials for their staff, instructional designers most frequently use authoring tools for eLearning; which includes compliance, soft skills and hard, onboarding, etc. Because of its simplicity of use, it is better suited for newer designers. What are eLearning Authoring Tools?

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

If you've spent any amount of time at all using Adobe Captivate, it's a good bet that you've used some of the more basic keyboard shortcuts (copy/paste, save, etc). Looking for Captivate training? Adobe Captivate Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite' Check out our online classes.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

by Anita Horsley      When working in Adobe Captivate, it's possible that you will need to use colors that match your corporate brand. In that event, you'll be happy to learn that Captivate 8 allows you to easily create custom Theme colors. Check out our live, online, instructor-led  Captivate classes.

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JUNE 26, 2013

Thanks to a really slick interaction found in the new Adobe Captivate 7, you can allow learners to add notes throughout an eLearning lesson. To add learner notes, open or create a project in Adobe Captivate 7. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate training? Select the first slide and choose Insert > Interactions.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

by Lori Smith    Last week I showed you Captivate's date variables.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate? We offer several  Captivate classes. Feel free to  contact us  to learn other ways to meet your training requirements.

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JULY 23, 2014

For instance, you can create a Captivate project for learners who live in the United States or Australia. While much of the course content is relevant to both Americans and Australians, thanks to Captivate's geolocation feature, learners in both countries will see unique, location-specific, information while taking the same course. .

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MARCH 25, 2014

During my beginner Adobe Captivate class , I am often asked if it's possible to ensure that learners do not leave a Text Entry Box (TEB) blank.  While there is no setting in Captivate to ensure that a TEB isn't left blank, using a little variable and some advanced action magic can make it happen.  by Lori Smith.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Over the past few weeks, I've written about the enhancements you'll find in the recently-released service patch for Captivate 7 (an enhanced lock feature and a new Star Smart Shape ). In the image below, I've added a logo onto a Captivate slide. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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APRIL 8, 2014

. With a few simple clicks, you can enable bookmarking within any Captivate project. Open or create a Captivate project and choose  Project > Table of Contents. .)    From the Runtime Options area, select  Self-Paced Learning. Looking for instructor-led training on the top eLearning tools? 

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We recently introduced you to Captivate's Pretest feature. While the scenario above sounds complicated to implement within Captivate, there is an action built within the Pretest that will get you started. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? by Lori Smith.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I''ve had several students in my Captivate classes ask if it was possible to allow learners to retake a quiz. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Adobe has announced a free update to its popular Adobe Captivate 8 software. To get the update, choose  Help > Updates  from within the Captivate program. Once the update is installed, your new Captivate version will be  8.0.1.242. The update fixes several bugs and includes some nice enhancements.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      From a new user perspective, one of the major complaints about Adobe Captivate has always been its cluttered user interface.   People using Captivate versions 5, 6, and 7 have the ability to undock most of Captivate's panels and move them around the screen. Users

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Adobe Captivate likes to confirm your actions. Captivate will prompt you to confirm the action. Since I told Captivate not to bother me, Captivate hadn't. If only Captivate argued with me when I disabled that not-so-annoying confirmation message. Deleting audio?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

If you have recorded a software demonstration using Adobe Captivate, you have likely run across the issue of the dreaded "jittery mouse." Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning mLearning Online Training Technical Communications Technology'

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JULY 25, 2013

When it comes to adding question slides to a Captivate project, you can always visit the Quiz menu and choose Question Slide. There is a better way to go, especially if a Subject Matter Expert who does not own Adobe Captivate is going to create the quiz: GIFT files. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Adobe recently announced a patch for Adobe Captivate 7. Prior to the patch for Captivate 7, clicking the white dot simply locked the object and the white dot changed into a lock icon (shown in the image below). After installing the Captivate 7.01 After installing the Captivate 7.01 Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

During my advanced Adobe Captivate class , I stress the value in doing things faster and more efficiently within Captivate. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

However, if you prefer to control an object's slide placement without using the Transform panel, Adobe Captivate comes with a few other handy features that are often overlooked: Grids and Guides. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Adobe Captivate, like most computer programs, can behave poorly. I've found that when Captivate gets sluggish on my computer or crashes, it's because I've got too many applications running and not enough resources. Navigate to the folder where Captivate is installed on your computer and open the utils folder.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      One of the problems with a multiple choice question you've added to a Captivate quiz is the all or nothing aspect of the question. Say hello to the Partial Score feature available in Adobe Captivate 6 and 7.  Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Interested? 

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JUNE 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Creating eLearning for mobile devices was high on the wish list a few years ago when Adobe asked users for the top features they'd like to see added to Adobe Captivate.   Adobe Captivate 8 now allows you to create responsive projects. Interested?    Contact us for details.

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MAY 21, 2013

Have you ever visited the Preferences dialog box in Adobe Captivate (Windows users, Edit > Preferences ; Mac users,  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ), made several changes and later, maybe months later, needed those settings on another computer running Captivate? Open a Captivate project and set your Preferences.

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JULY 17, 2013

You'll notice that the Appear After timing has changed--something that most Captivate developers don't want to happen every time the timing for a slide is adjusted. What's a Captivate developer to do? Anchors aren't a bug in Captivate; they're a feature.). Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

If you've used TEB's over the years, you know that they've changed very little even as Captivate has evolved and grown in both features and power. If you're a long-time TEB fan like me, you'll be delighted to see that with Captivate 7, TEB's have finally been improved a bit.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

by Lori Smith Have some of you long-time Captivate developers been wondering what happened to the ability to put a "Send Email" link on your quiz results page? If you were using Captivate 5.5 With Captivate 6 & 7, the Quizzing capability has been enhanced and some things have been changed.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      I received an interesting email from a fellow Captivate developer who was in a bit of a pickle. The developer had imported a 60-slide PowerPoint presentation into Captivate and then added audio to each of the Filmstrip slides.     Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate?

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JULY 12, 2013

I'm happy to report that my newest book, "Adobe Captivate 7: The Essentials"  is now available for purchase. "Adobe Captivate 7: The Essentials" is a self-paced training manual that teaches the core Adobe Captivate skills needed to create interactive eLearning and mLearning content.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      If you have created a Captivate project and need to reuse a slide in another project, all you need to do is right-click the slide on the Filmstrip, choose the Copy menu item, switch to another (or new) Captivate project, and paste.   Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate?

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MARCH 4, 2014

You can see there's nothing particularly special about the text (beyond the promise of an Adobe Captivate simulation).      After clicking where I wanted the simulation to appear, I chose  File > Import > File  and opened a SWF I had published earlier using Adobe Captivate. Interested? 

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

A few years ago I was in Canada teaching Captivate for a large Toronto-based company. We were just getting ready to cover the accessible features found in Captivate when I was informed that I could skip the section because Canadians were not required to create accessible content. What Does Captivate do to be Section 508 Compliant?

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

As you create eLearning projects in Captivate, you can certainly add accessibility, but you cannot control how a screen reader interprets the accessible components you add to any one lesson. Adobe has invested significant resources into Captivate to ensure the lessons you create have the capability of being compliant.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

You've created training with Microsoft PowerPoint or an eLearning development tool such as Articulate Storyline, iSpring Suite, Articulate Rise, TechSmith Camtasia, or Adobe Captivate. Your training includes one or more copyrighted images. Well, usually, you have no rights and should get permission.

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JUNE 18, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Last week I told you about the great enhancements you'll see in Adobe Captivate 8 when it comes to  image buttons.   The first thing you'll see when you start Captivate is the Welcome screen. Previous versions of Captivate included five Text to Speech Agents. Interested? 

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

In my Captivate classes , I describe the relationship between objects placed on a master slide and a Filmstrip slide this way: it's as if a piece of plexiglass has been dropped on top of the Filmstrip slide that protects the master slide objects. there is actually a placeholder feature in Captivate that you've likely missed.

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APRIL 30, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      I've written a few articles about Captivate's video mode including how to  trim videos , use the  Pan and Zoom  feature, how to  edit the mouse points , and how to  publish video demos. Looking for instructor-led training on the top eLearning tools? 

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